Exelon and Drinker Biddle attorneys work with the National Immigrant Justice Center to provide volunteer legal services.

In 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano announced a process to allow undocumented individuals who were brought to the United States as young children (and who meet certain eligibility requirements) to remain and legally work in the United States for up to two years. Lawyers and staff from Drinker Biddle and Exelon assisted applicants in filling out the necessary paperwork required for this deferred action approval.

“We are honored that our client, Exelon, would partner with us in this very worthy endeavor,” said Jesse Ruiz, partner in Drinker Biddle’s Chicago office. “We pride ourselves on our commitment to our clients and our community, so our involvement in this effort was an easy choice. The overwhelming support from our lawyers and staff toward this effort speaks volumes.”

Forty-five members of the Exelon legal department, including Exelon General Counsel Darryl Bradford, and 50 Drinker Biddle lawyers and staff assisted with the clinic. Approximately 40 DACA applicants (and family members) pre-registered for the event.

“As an active corporate citizen, Exelon takes its responsibility to the community seriously, and pro bono service is an important part of that,” Bradford said. “We’re pleased to partner with Drinker Biddle and the National Immigrant Justice Center to help young Chicagoans who otherwise may not have access to critical legal services.”

In recognition of Exelon’s, commitment to volunteer legal service, the American Bar Association earlier this month announced that the energy company would receive the 2013 Pro Bono Publico Award.

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About Drinker BiddleDrinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a national law firm with 650 lawyers in 11 offices providing client service in areas such as intellectual property, commercial litigation, communications litigation, corporate and securities, corporate restructuring, employee benefits and executive compensation, environment and energy, government and regulatory affairs, health care, insurance coverage, investment management, labor and employment, life insurance and annuities, products liability and mass tort litigation, private client service and real estate.

About ExelonExelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with 2012 revenues of approximately $23.5 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with approximately 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).